All posts by Jim Batts
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Review: CASINO JACK
You can’t always go by your first impressions. When the story of uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff first hit the...
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THOR to Feature Hawkeye Cameo
According to a report posted on thewrap.com, the May 6 release of the Kenneth Branagh directed THOR will...
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Review: MADE IN DAGENHAM
When most folks think of Great Britain in the 1960’s they remember the Fab Four and Sean Connery...
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Review: LITTLE FOCKERS
It seems that with most film franchises and series the old adage “the third time’s the charm” does...
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Review: I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS
Many films have a difficult time getting to your local cinema. Of course many low budget independent films...
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Review: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA : THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
In 2005, Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures made box office magic with director Andrew Adamson’s feature film adaptation...
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Review: LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
When promoting a new film, studios can get downright sneaky. A good case in point is LOVE AND...
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Review: TANGLED
Hard to believe but in the mid 1980’s the animation department at the Disney Studios was in danger...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: CIRCUS KIDS
It’s rare when a film makes an unexpected turn a few minutes into viewing and sends you down...
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Review: THE NEXT THREE DAYS
You’re a literature teacher at a community college. You live an idyllic life in the Pittsburgh suburbs with...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE CANAL STREET MADAM
Andy Warhol once remarked that everyone will get fifteen minutes of fame. But what happens when someone tries...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB
LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB is a simple, intimate (mostly) two character drama set in the stark countryside of...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
Occasionally I’ll look through the entertainment section of my local free weekly newspaper and notice some familiar names...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Most of the general movie-going public perceives documentaries as somber, serious cinema that’s ‘gonna’ make you learn somethin’...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: FACING THE STORM
When thinking of classic western movie images, I think of men charging on horseback, rowdy saloon, showdowns in...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE BRITISH IN BED
If you’re going into THE BRITISH IN BED thinking you’ll be treated to a XXX-type exploitation type film...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE BIG UNEASY
Harry Shearer has been part of the American comedy scene for most of his life. As a child...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: A MARINE STORY
A MARINE STORY takes a story as old as movies itself and gives it a fresh new spin. THE...
